Ballyeeskeen

33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyeeskeen, from 221 m² to 186,440 m² (18.64 ha, 46.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyeeskeen in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 22 May 2018Conditional

  for the development consisting of the demolition of an existing dwelling house, construct a new dwelling house and domestic garage with tertiary treatment system, re-locate site entrance and construct a new agricultural entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 18196

• 17 Nov 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house, domestic shed, wastewater treatment system with percolation/polishing filter along with any other ancillary work required

  Permission, 2 homes · Sligo County Council, 17434

• 3 May 2017N/a

  development consisting of the construction of the following: dwelling house, domestic shed, wastewater treatment system with percolation/polishing filter along with any other ancillary work required

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17160

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyeeskeen.

Recorded monuments

• SL012-044001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, situated on the NE side of a naturally-occurring N-S rise in pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 24.6m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.9m; int. H 0.65m at N, 0.9m at S; ext. H 1.7m at N, 0.9m at S). A break (Wth 3m)in bank at E may represent original entrance. There is a small mound (SL012-044002-) c. 20 to SE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-044002 Mound
  Description

  In pasture, situated a gentle E-facing slope of a N–S ridge, c.20m SE of a rath (SL012-044001-). Slightly raised, flat-topped, circular platform (diam. 9m; H 0.2m at E, 0.8m at W) constructed of earth and stone, which slopes gently from W to E. Field boundaries which lay adjacent to the mound at E and S have been removed. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-047 Cist
  Description

  A cist grave containing bones was uncovered during road repairs at this location (NMI Topographical File, undated). No remains now visible at ground level. A second cist (SL012-048----) was uncovered during ploughing c. 100m to SE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-048 Cist
  Description

  Situated on an E-W ridge in pasture. Cist grave containing bones uncovered during ploughing at this location (NMI Topographical File, undated). It was subsequently closed up and there are no remains now visible at ground level. A second cist (see SL012-047----) was found c. 100m to NW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-052001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low NNW-SSE ridge in poorly-drained pasture. Raised circular platform (diam. 24m N–S; ext. H 1.5m at S) enclosed on top by a low earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.55-0.6m). A berm (Wth 3.4m), with remnants of a low bank (Wth 2-5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7m at N) at its outer edge at NW–NE, intervenes between the bank and the outer edge of the platform. In the interior, which slopes down slightly from W to E, there are a number of pits and hollow resulting from relatively recent disturbance. A linear depression at S may indicate a collapsed souterrain (SL012-052002-). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-052002 Souterrain
  Description

  At a rath (SL012-052001-). In the interior of the rath at S there is a linear depression (L 8m E-W; Wth 2-4m) which is largely obscured by gorse. This may mark the site of a collapsed souterrain. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-053001 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  This barrow, known locally as ‘The Moat’, was fully excavated in 1963 in advance of road-widening works on the N 59 Sligo-Ballina road (Danaher 1964). Prior to excavation the barrow appeared as a roughly circular mound (diam. 13.5m; H 2.3m), gently domed in profile, with a somewhat steeper slope near the summit on the W and N side. Excavation determined that the barrow was composed of a roughly circular cairn (diam. 11.85m; H 1.5m) of stones and gravel, with a kerb-like setting of stones at SW and NE, overlain by a mound of stony soil. There was no evidence of an enclosing fosse. The primary burial in the barrow was of an ox. It was unburnt and unprotected, lying slightly NW of centre, 0.25cm above the old ground level. Associated with the ox burial were twelve poorly-preserved sherds of pottery and a waste fragment of chert. A few other unburnt animal bones of calf, pig and ox were found within the lower layers of the cairn material. In a secondary phase of activity at the barrow, a cist (SL012-053002-) was inserted into the summit of the barrow on its W side, and a pit-burial (SL012-053003-) was inserted into the E side. Both contained cremated remains. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 May 2013

• SL012-053002 Cist
  Description

  In an unclassified barrow (SL012-053001-). This cist was discovered when the barrow was fully excavated in 1963 in advance of road-widening works on the N 59 Sligo-Ballina road (Danaher 1964). The cist represented a secondary phase of activity at the barrow. A hole was dug into the summit of the barrow on its W side and the cist was constructed in the hole. The cist (L 0.45m; W 0.3m) was subrectangular in plan, with each of the four sides built of a double wall of small slabs set on edge. It was roofed by a single capstone (L 1m; Wth 0.85m; T 0.12m). The floor was paved with three slabs. The cist contained the cremated bones of an adult human of unknown gender. A waste flake of chert was found with the bones. A pit-burial (SL012-053003-), also containing cremated remains, was inserted into the E side of the barrow.

• SL012-053003 Pit-burial
  Description

  In an unclassified barrow (SL012-053001-). This pit-burial was discovered when the barrow was excavated in 1963 in advance of road-widening works on the N 59 Sligo-Ballina road (Danaher 1964, 145). The pit-burial, which represented a secondary phase of activity at the barrow, was inserted into the E side of the barrow. It consisted of a pit in which the cremated remains of an adult human of unknown gender were placed. Ccremated animal bones were also recovered and five decorated pottery sherds of Food Vessel type Food Vessel-like. Twelve fragments of chert were found in the vicinity of the pit-burial. (Danaher 1964, 145-158) Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 May 2013

• SL012-055001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In a thicket of overgrowth, located on the NE edge of an elevation, overlooking a river which lies c. 70m to E. Raised circular flat-topped area (diam. c. 25m E-W) defined on top by a bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.4m) of earth and stones. At S the platform has an external height of c. 3.5m. At W–N the steep sides are enhanced by the natural slope of the ridge (H c. 9-10m). Densely covered in trees and overgrowth. A folly (SL012-055002-), indicated as ‘Lady Margaret’s Tower’ on the 1913 OS 6-inch map, was located in the NE quadrant. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 May 2013

• SL012-055002 Designed landscape - folly
  Description

  Not listed in the SMR (1989) but included in the RMP (1995) and classified ' Tower Site'. Marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map as 'Tower' It is named 'Lady Margaret's Tower (in Ruins)' on the 1909 OS 25-inch plan. There are no surviving upstanding remains visible. This is in all probability a folly. Compiled by: Paul Walsh and Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 31 July 2012

• SL012-118 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on a low rise in otherwise poorly-drained pasture. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Low, circular mound (diam. 12m; max. H 0.6m) composed of shattered sandstone fragments within a matrix of black soil. The trough area was probably on the S side. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyeeskeen.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Ballyeeskeen, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyeeskeen.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Ballyeeskeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Ballyeeskeen · Baile Uí Dhíscín

Area

782,337 m² (78.23 ha, 193.32 acres)

Civil parish

Templeboy, and its townlands

Barony

Tireragh

Electoral division

Templeboy North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

314 people lived in 112 households in the Templeboy North electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Altans, Ardkill, Barnacoghil, Carrowcor, Carrowmacrory, Carrowmoran, Cashelboy, Donaghintraine

Placenames

Ballyeeskeen on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.